Migration and Climate

The Right to Livability: Tackling Suburban Spaces and Peripheral Settlements

By |2024-01-05T13:01:26+01:00November 14th 2023|

Embark on a journey through Queretaro’s urban transformation with Jorge Javier, where migration and climate challenges inspire pivotal changes. Uncover the compelling reasons driving transformative urban shifts for a sustainable and climate-resilient cityscape.

Climate Adaptation

Can Shared Urban Spaces Become Our Shield Against the Climate Crisis?

By |2023-11-08T14:51:15+01:00October 31st 2023|

Rethinking the role of shared urban spaces is essential in tackling the impacts of climate change, says Maria Sitzoglou. Discover how cities worldwide are transforming existing urban areas to combat extreme weather and create resilient, inclusive communities.

Public Spaces and Integrated Planning

Unwind and Connect: Creating Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces in Urban Districts of Malaysia

By |2023-11-08T15:00:29+01:00September 26th 2023|

How can we transform the landscapes of Malaysian cities into green and sustainable neighbourhoods? Wan Azlina dissects the complex interplay of historical, economic, political, and cultural factors contributing to the scarcity of green spaces in Malaysian urban neighbourhoods.

Public Spaces and Integrated Planning

Celebrating Human Diversity – Urban Planning for Disability Equity and Inclusion

By |2023-11-08T15:00:52+01:00September 19th 2023|

How we plan and design for human diversity requires serious rethinking if we genuinely want to address inequity and injustices in our suburbs and cities. By Lisa Stafford

Conflict and Reconstruction in Cities

Healing the Wounds: How Public Spaces Foster Peace and Rebuild Communities in War-torn Aleppo

By |2023-11-08T15:14:02+01:00August 15th 2023|

During the war, public spaces can be drivers for resilience. Ghada Rifai explores the transformative potential of public spaces in post-conflict cities through the example of Aleppo in Syria.

Community Engagement in Accra: Playgrounds Meet Markets

By |2024-01-08T16:38:04+01:00January 27th 2022|

With children spending their days at their parents' market stalls, how can we turn markets into safe places for them, where they are free to learn and play? Amowi Phillips from the Mmofra Foundation shares an inspiring example of community engagement in Accra, Ghana.

Making Amman’s Public Spaces More Gender-Inclusive For Both Women and Men

By |2024-01-04T14:51:59+01:00June 3rd 2021|

Rahel Hermann and Rebekka Keuss argue that we need to know more about the specific lived experiences of women and men within a city to make cities more gender-inclusive.

Rethinking “Fortress Europe”: Public Spaces from Idomeni to Thessaloniki, Greece

By |2024-01-04T14:22:41+01:00April 20th 2021|

After years of ongoing crisis, the once called temporary measures at the EU borders have become constant ones: the Fortress Europe has solidified. Isabell Enssle presents the effects the fortified border has for communities and public spaces from the North Macedonian-Greek borderline to the city of Thessaloniki, linking them with a tool kit for inclusive public spaces.

Right to the City: Informal Workers and Public Space in Mexico City

By |2024-01-04T14:22:56+01:00April 15th 2021|

The informal economy contributes significantly to the wealth of many cities worldwide, but local legislators rarely recognise the rights of informal workers to use public space. Tania Espinosa Sánchez from WIEGO shares critical insights from Ciudad de México.

Safe and Beautiful Public Spaces? Necessity Not Luxury!

By |2024-01-04T14:23:32+01:00April 12th 2021|

Public spaces are more important than ever – and cities need to find ways to co-create spaces that are accessible for everyone. Public Space Network meets this challenge by spearheading community-based transformation in Nairobi. By Ivy Njambi Maina

Regenerative Cities: Co-Evolving with Our Planet

By |2024-01-04T14:07:55+01:00February 9th 2021|

Sustainability should be more than just finding ways that allow us to continue our current lifestyle, argues Chrisna du Plessis. Regenerative design strives for a future where human civilisation evolves as one part of nature that is following its own laws of circularity.

How to be Truly Open: Rethinking Public Spaces in the Post-Covid City

By |2024-01-04T13:50:07+01:00July 16th 2020|

To those not willing – or able – to spend money, many public spaces are not as public as they pretend to be. This has to change, argues Tuna Taşan-Kok, making the case for new coalitions in urban development.

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